It’s always sound to pay a little extra attention when the car manufacturers let their PR-machines loose on results of “scientific studies”; a point we were once again reminded of recently, as Volvo stated that their safety technology cuts accident claims by 28 percent. Continue reading Balancing science and public relations

The reveal of the new Alfa Romeo Giulia was probably one of the most highly anticipated in recent years. Finally we would see a proper successor to the 159 – and a rear wheel drive one at that, we’d been told. In fact, a number of details about it had already found their way out into the public earlier; only not as to the way it would look. Continue reading Subtlety is dead – long live the Giulia

It is now believed that personal cars have no place in the metropolis of the future. In fact, we’re told, the whole idea of having them driving around freely in the cities is an anomaly; the mistake of the 20th century. “Cars don’t belong here”, they say. But you have to admit they look good in certain urban surroundings. Continue reading Classics by the church

Today’s plan was actually to go and have a look at the Jaguar XE, but I then decided I couldn’t be bothered and went downtown instead, to see if I could find something more interesting to photograph. That wasn’t hard. Continue reading Spotted: Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon

It was a clear sign of a prominent tendency when Renault announced that the next Espace was in fact not going to be an MPV, but a crossover – this coming from a manufacturer that pretty much invented the multi-purpose-vehicle some thirty years ago. Continue reading This is not an MPV

While Citroën celebrates the 60th anniversary of the iconic DS, and continues to expand and brand the modern range of DS-models with one hand, they are cutting costs with the other. Which now seems to lead, rather ironically, to the scrapping of the hydropneumatic suspension that made the DS so famous in the first place. Continue reading As if Citroën wasn’t a shadow of itself already

In Norway, architecture has found its way out of the cities and into the countryside. From Jæren in the south to Varanger in the north, along national tourist roads, new architectural designs have emerged out of the challenging terrain to which the country has a long tradition of adapting its buildings. Continue reading Norway let its artists loose in the middle of nowhere

Yes, that’s what it says on the press release. The new BMW Z4 in Estoril blue metallic. Even though I’m not here to advertise on behalf of the carmakers, I am a sucker for good PR-imagery, and in this discipline BMW are one of the best. You have to give them that. No overdone post processing, just plain good photography. Continue reading The new BMW Z4 in Estoril blue metallic

You have to admire the effort that car clubs put into keeping the heritage of automobiles and whole brands alive and running. The time and energy that some of these people invest in this is often nothing short of breathtaking. This was proved once again back in 2012, when Saab was on the verge of collapse. Continue reading They keep the spirit high